Skills Enhancement is a program available to both Rock and Walworth Counties designed to increase the income and economic self-sufficiency of low-wage working households by helping adult members acquire the skills they need to obtain higher paying jobs with health care benefits in demand occupations. Eligible participants must reside in households with incomes at or below 150% of the federal poverty level and be must employed at least 20 hours per week. A strong commitment is required on behalf of the participant to combine training, employment and persona lives, in the short-term, in exchange for long term economic benefits.